Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-10
GROUND BROKEN.
INAUaURArIKa A HHw RAILROAD IN
NORTH CAROLINA.
Six Conviets Make Their Esesps-Ths Biee
Crop-Bailroads Statement
other Notes.
rsnscial telegram to the pIspaich.l

Durham yesterday afternoon ground
was broken for the Durham and North
ern railway. Ed. j. Parrish made 2
speech. Julian S. Carr wheeled tho first
barrow of earth, and Mrs. T.. j. Parrish
threw the first spade of dirt. A large
number of people were present, and
cheers were given for this new enter
prise.
Six OF the Wake county conyict
escaped from their quarters at Milburne
last night by digging a hole under the
building. They have not been recap
tured.
Rev. Thomas Dixon, pastor of the
Second Baptist church. this city, ten
dered his resignation this morning II
was accepted. He breaches his last ser
mon next Sunday. He has accepted a
call to the Dudley Street Baptist church,
Boston, Mass.
Some reports on crops received from
! the Newberne section state that the rice
crop is about a three-fourths one, and
that two thirds of the cotton is picked.
Some Of the other counties make the
callt ICpbIl dS W iObAOu.
The Department of Agriculture will
this week make things lively for the fer
tilizer people who are trying to evade
the law and are selling goods without
license. Three brands are in this State
of practical outlawry. The inspector
will make this tour "last call, " and
prosecutions and confscatio1 await the
parties thus failing to comply with the
laws requirements.
The directors Of the Raleigh and Gas
ton and Raleigh and Augusta railways
met here in annual session to-day. The
reports showed that the former roads
receipts for the past fiscal year were
$466, 325.70; its expenses, regular and
ordinary, 1923, 1920 3 its profits. Sl42,
90527. For the same period the show
ing Of the Raleigh and Augusta road
was as follows: Receipts, 32f0, lG9. ID ;
expenses, SIG, 49, 5 4; profits from earn
ings, SG4,O09.70.
Major William W. Vass treasurer OF
these roads, Is one of the Oldest railway
treasurers in the United States. His
connection with the Raleigh and Castor
road III that capacity began January l,
1916, and has been continuous save for
the years 1S49 and 1850, when he was It's
president. He became treasurer of the
Raleigh and Augusta in 1861. This year
he has been elected treasurer of the Dur
ham and Northern road also.
The schooner Alice archer, Santa
Cruz to New York, has put in at VIII
mington in distress. She lost her sails
in tine recent bad weather.
Evangelist Pearson, who is next Sun
day to begin his religious work here, has
been invited to visit Wilmington Tor the
same purpose.
Congressman Rowland, OF the Sixth
district, has for months been in a critical
state of health. Some weeks ago his
life was despaired of. lie is now in Bal
tmore, accompanied by his family and
his family physician for the purpose Of
receiving special medical treatment. His
condition is Thought to be precarous.
The Fayetteville Fair began to-day
with fine weather. This is very en-
couraging, as yesterday the prospectw1s
gloomy.
The Executive Committee of the State
Agricultural and Mechanical College met
this afternoon-W. s. Primrose pre-
siding. Governor Scales sat with the
committee. 1t was decided TO tear down
two thirds Of the State exposition build
ing and remove the material 10 the col
lege grounds, where it will be stored.
The remainder OF the building Will be
set apart for a permanent exposition
hall. Plans for the college were submit
ted. They are very handsome. The
architect was instructed to prepare
detailed drawings of the portion OF
the college to be first constructed, so as
to have them ready for the committee at
its December meeting.
The hsheville railway election on the
subscription of 800, 600 in bonds to ioul
roads has been postponed until January
llth.
Arrangements have been perfected,
Immigration-CO Commissions Patrick In
forms me to-day, for the holding OF d
State oyster fair ut Newberne in Janu
arv. Addresses will be delivered by tnC
Fish Commissioners of the United
States. New York, and Connecticut
also by Lieutenant Winslow, Of tn'
United States navy, who IS CONDUCTING
the survey of the oyster waters. A fist
exhibit will be made at the same time.